XC tyres

[la85]

Best xc tyres. Light weight, grippy, puncture resistant and good rolling resistance?

Currently running Recon Race 2.4 F and Aspen 2.4 R.

Any substitutes?

Cheers

[6fu]

Hard to have it all, it's always a compromise. For the winter I'm running Wicked Will (super ground) 2.4 front and Barzo (xc trail) 2.35 rear. They roll quite well and are not heavy considering the grip they provide. Wicked will is around 850g, barzo 750g.

For the summer I'm planning to run new Mezcal xc race 2.4 front and rear. New peyote from the same line tested very well https://www.bicyclerollingresistance.co ... te-xc-race

[stoney]

I've heard good things about the 2.4 Pirelli XC RC Prowall. I've heard some like it better than the Rekon Race and Aspen because it corners better (bigger side knobs) and weighs a few grams less.

[snaxez]

Pirelli SCORPION XC RC - 29 x 2.4" 700g (manufacturer information)
WolfPack CROSS TLR - 2.40 x 29″ (60×622) – 699g (weight of tires can vary +-9%!)
WolfPack RACE MTB TLR - 2.40 x 29″ (60×622) – 690g (weight of tires can vary +-9%!)
WolfPack SPEED TLR - 2.40 x 29″ (60×622) – 640g (weight of tires can vary +-9%!)

[js]

If you haven't already seen it, the guys at Flow Mountain Bike did a recent comparison of a number of XC tires.

https://flowmountainbike.com/tests/best ... -reviewed/

Their local trails are quite rocky, so durability may be ranked a bit higher in their balance of attributes versus your needs, but it was worth the read.

I appreciate that they seem to do a lot of comparison articles of class-leading kit - rather than just catalogue regurgitations, which don't really help anyone.

[repoman]

Specialized S-Works Fast Track and Renegade are super light at under 600g for 2.35"
I've read lots of mixed reviews of them though, some love them, some don't. Rolling resistance doesn't get as high marks as some others, but I'm a bit leary of BRR these days, especially with how to judge MTB tires. They are manufactured by Vittoria IIRC. I've always been really impressed with tires (Road and MTB) I've bought from Specialized, they are pretty affordable for a 'top shelf' tire, super comfortable, grippy.

Strange that Continental doesn't offer Race Kings in 2.4.

[LeDuke]

Specialized S-Works Fast Track and Renegade are super light at under 600g for 2.35"
I've read lots of mixed reviews of them though, some love them, some don't. Rolling resistance doesn't get as high marks as some others, but I'm a bit leary of BRR these days, especially with how to judge MTB tires. They are manufactured by Vittoria IIRC. I've always been really impressed with tires (Road and MTB) I've bought from Specialized, they are pretty affordable for a 'top shelf' tire, super comfortable, grippy.

Strange that Continental doesn't offer Race Kings in 2.4.

They’ve had a prototype 2.4 RK on the World Cup circuit for a couple years now.

They’d sell very well if Conti actually sold the things, but for some reason they won’t bring them to market.


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[stoney]

Specialized S-Works Fast Track and Renegade are super light at under 600g for 2.35"
I've read lots of mixed reviews of them though, some love them, some don't. Rolling resistance doesn't get as high marks as some others, but I'm a bit leary of BRR these days, especially with how to judge MTB tires. They are manufactured by Vittoria IIRC. I've always been really impressed with tires (Road and MTB) I've bought from Specialized, they are pretty affordable for a 'top shelf' tire, super comfortable, grippy.

The S-Works Fast Trak and Renegade are prone to punctures and also lack decent sidewall support for high speed, bermed cornering. But they do spin up fast.

[OnTheRivet]

Specialized S-Works Fast Track and Renegade are super light at under 600g for 2.35"
I've read lots of mixed reviews of them though, some love them, some don't. Rolling resistance doesn't get as high marks as some others, but I'm a bit leary of BRR these days, especially with how to judge MTB tires. They are manufactured by Vittoria IIRC. I've always been really impressed with tires (Road and MTB) I've bought from Specialized, they are pretty affordable for a 'top shelf' tire, super comfortable, grippy.

The S-Works Fast Trak and Renegade are prone to punctures and also lack decent sidewall support for high speed, bermed cornering. But they do spin up fast.

S=Works versions are for people who just want to weight their bike on a scale. Control Renegades are a great race tires

[Aress]

I was wondering what the consensus is about Michelin XC tires ?

[Willier]

Currently on a pair of Pirelli Scorpion xc rc LITE 2.40. Came in at 645, 648 and 651g. Really like them so far, very supple, grip is ok, little better then Mezcal, little less then Barzo

[thegolfather]

I have two bikes one on the Maxxis Aspen and the other on the Pirelli Scorpion XC Lite and the ride on the Pirelli is much nicer and rolling resistance is less on pavement. Grip on dirt is about the same

[pancycle]

The new Schwalbe Rick XC looks great. Also, curious about the WTB Marco as WTB claims the 2.4 is 732g, which sounds reasonable for a 2.4 XC tire. Too bad Bontrager stopped making the XR1 & XR2 in the 120tpi lighter casing those were lightweight too.

[DanW]

Too bad Bontrager changed all the tyres to weird confusing names and stopped making the most popular ones!

[pancycle]

It really is. Hell, the old name for the XR2, Chupacabra, is way cooler than whatever they're calling it now.